St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-15
Mayor Smith Contents Himself
With Cigarettes For They
Are Very Frenchy.

h. III WllliC W olopidy
EG1 his learning and
~ versatility. The
* II time when the
NM doc tor shine
'E4,M with rather more
WA than usual brill
fancy Is when some member brings up
the subject of plumbing and ventila-
ton. 1t is then that the doctor lets go
little scientific knowledge that has On
mere than one occasion opened the eyes
of his hearers and interested them. No
matter how scientific and abStruse the
subject is he causes wien of humor to
run through it all, that never
fails to attract very lively atten-
ton to what he utterS. Many
years ago he delivered an exceedingly
pleasing, humorous and interesting lee
ture upon what he very pleasantly
called ''The Little Tobacco Plant. :"
This lecture was brim-full of humOr OF
the keeneSt and most delicate character.
1t showed how this little unobserved
tobacco plant had fOurished for thou
sands of years without being known
and used until finally its soothing and
delightful effects upon the human mind
were discovered. He showed how it
was gradually received by various ma
lions throughout the world and at last
assumed commanding, and even dOmi-
-neering, position. enslaving all men.
The treatment of the subject was charm
ingiy ingenious and bewitehingly enter
tanning. The little tobacco plant has
not yet lost its grip, and its unfelt
chains still enSlave a very large part
of the human race. 1t is a curious and
interesting kind of entertainment to
watch the slaves of the little tobacco
plant, and observe the different brands
called for by the slaves. Some require
high-priced plants. Some are satisfied
with the l0w-priced articles. Some
want the Yarrar, while some insist on
the Principe. Many are satisfied with
the old Connecticut leaf. In all large
cities there is considerable class Of
gentlemen who will not consent to go
into cigar store and buy from case
of cigars from which the general pub
lie obtains its supply. On the contrary,
they have private drawer with lock
and key and the key does not go out OF
their possession. In this way they have
exclusive control of the box. 1t would
surprise anyone to sit in a cigar store
called for. There are more brands than
there are babies in the world to-day.
NJ. J. Bell, the register of deeds, is a
dainty gentleman, and when he steps
into one of the handsome, black walnut
and cherry wood cigar stores and gazes
down through the plate glass show
cases he signs forth, ''ah, give me RO
meo and Juliet.' =
Bob Franklin isn't that kind. His
mind is bent on something different,
and sings out. ''NIr. Dennis, dip me up
one of those Wedding Bells I've read
of. They are dandies."
Horace Dunn is an artist in regard to
the little tobacco plant" and some
thing of a nabOb. He never smokes but
one brand. All his cigars are built eX-
one firm in the island of Cuba that for
many years has made all the cigars that
he smokes, and no other person is sup
piled with this brand, which is known
as the "Eudera del Amora."
NJ Sam McMurran puffs pretty loud ones.
too, and when he walks across the
tissellated floor he smiles and says,
''PicorrillaS," and the dainty weed
comes forth.
When J. Il. McMurran comes in you
want to be there to see it. He flies
high. There is but one species of the
little tobacco plant that suits him, and
that species comes high. The proprietor
knows what he wants, and he immedi-
ately lifts out of the case delicate
specimen of the weed, bound around in
the waist by blue and red lace corset,
labelled 'Del Tobosa la Fame" This
brand was bequeathed to MIR. McMur-
ran by his friend the late Emperor Ma
pOleOn LII.
Mr.. E. w. Peet is business man and
his smoking partakes of his usual bust
ness habits. He never smokes anything
but the famous old brand known among
all good smokers as the ''HidalgO." 1t
is a second cousin to the kind Horace
Dunn smokes.
Capt. Bunker is little Frenchy in
his taste and he takes the La Grated.
ii. f. Stevens is so much OF lawyer
that the aroma of the cigar he smokes
and the science he practices necessarily
run together. and so he takes the Ne
Plus Ultra" in strict conformity to the
law, as laid down in Coke on Littleton,
canto 2, verse 4.
In this observation of the smokers it
is remarkable how the leading tone of
the mind and traits of character of the
smoker crops out. Col. Crooks, that
sturdy old Democrat, would go crazy if
he ever smoked anything else than the
La DemOcracia.
George w. Lamson is an epieure on
cigars. The cigar that he smokes must
be OF certain length. Its weight must
not vary hair, and what is more singu-
lar and noticeable than any other thing.
the precious little specimen of the
tobacco plant that he smokes must be
manufactured by native-born Cuban.
1t is absolutely impossible to deceive
him on this point. He can tell Instantly
whether the cigar he smokes was made
by native or a barbarian. The brand
he smokes is known as La Vira.
j. H. Hansen has weakness for the
La Sonambula.
Charlie Fairchild always calls for the
Dello RoSSO Base Ball.
d: B. Northrop never fails to light on
the Fra Diavolo brand, and he makes it
hum.
Mayor Rice has a peculiar brand
made expressly for him, the name of
which he will not give to any one. These
make the hair curl
A. r. Bushnell smokes the MARTA
brand. while w. NJ. Bushnell smokes
the s.Globe."
r. A. Smith, the present mayor of st.
Paul, was not born in Paris exactly, but
he has succeeded thus far in passing
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